高考英语阅读理解基础训练题(116)
2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练题（116）及答案【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(四)】CMarie Curie was a Polish physicist and chemist who lived between 1867—1934.Together with her husband，Pierre，she discovered two new elements (radium and polonium，two radioactive elements that they extracted chemically from pitchblended ore) and studied the xrays they emitted.She found that the harmful properties of xrays were able to kill tumors.By the end of World War Ⅰ，Marie Curie was probably the most famous woman in the world.She had made a conscious decision，however，not to patent methods of processing radium or its medical applications.Marie Curie was born on November 7,1867 in Poland and died on July 4,1934.Her codiscovery with her husband Pierre Curie of the radioactive elements radium and polonium r epresents one of the bestknown stories in modern science for which they were recognized in 1901 with the Nobel Prize in Physics.In 1911，Marie Curie was honored with a second Nobel Prize，this time in Chemistry，to honor her for successfully isolating pure radium and determining radium’s atomic weight.As a child，Marie Curie amazed people with her great memory.She learned to read when she was only four years old.Her father was a professor of science and the instruments that he kept in a glass case fascinated Marie.She dreamed of becoming a scientist，but that would not be easy.Her family became very poor，and at the age of 18，Marie became a governess.She helped pay for her sister to study in ter，her sister helped Marie with her education.In 1891，Marie attended the Sorbonne University in Paris where she met and married Pierre Curie，a wellknown physicist.Marie Curie contributed greatly to our understanding of radioactivity and the effects of xrays.She received two Nobel Prizes for her brilliant work，but died of leukaemia，caused by her repeated exposure to radioactive materials.36．What is the main idea of the passage?A．To give us a general introduction to Madame Curie.B．To show us how Madame Curie discovered radium.C．To tell us how Madame Curie developed as a scientist.D．To tell us how Madame Curie received two Nobel Prizes.37．Madame Curie was given the Nobel Prize in Chemistry because ________. A．she discovered radiumB．she separated pure radium and calculated its atomic weightC．she discovered poloniumD．she didn’t patent methods of processing radium38．Which of the following statements about Madame Curie is NOT true? A．Madame Curie made great contributions to medical science.B．Madame Curie was very smart and ambitious when she was a child. C．Madame Curie received two Nobel Prizes in Physics.D．Madame Curie’s husband helped her a lot in her research.39．We can infer from the third paragraph that ______.①Madame Curie got married when she was at college.②Madame Curie had a great ambition when she was young.③Madame Curie loved teaching more than anything else.④Madame Curie must have met a lot of difficulties to get high education.⑤Her father had a great influence on Madame Curie’s future career.⑥Madame Curie was very smart when she was a child.A．①②④⑤⑥ B．②④⑤⑥C．②③④⑤⑥ D．①②③④⑤40．Which is the right order about Madame Curie according to the passage? a．married Pierreb．attended universityc．discovered radiumd．determined radium’s atomic weighte．won the Nobel Prize in PhysicsA．b，c，a，d，e B．b，a，c，d，eC．b，a，c，e，d D．b，c，a，e，d36．A [主旨大意题。
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]37．B [细节理解题。
根据文中第二段最后一句话可知答案。
]38．C [根据第二段内容可知居里夫人两次获得诺贝尔奖，第二次是诺贝尔化学奖。
] 39．B [推理判断题。
根据第一、二句话可知居里夫人非常聪明；第三句可知居里夫人的父亲对她有很大影响；第四句可知她有很大的抱负；根据第五句话可知她所遇到的困难。
她当家庭教师只是由于家庭贫穷；根据最后一句话可知她在上大学期间遇到了其丈夫，但结婚不一定是在求学期间。
]40．C [细节理解题。
根据全文可知答案为C项。
]阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AChristopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance.After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar , and created , a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones—a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources.Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children's forums(论坛) together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone."Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.These days, Thomas's main focus is his charity, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people—225 to date—who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses. has raised about $23,000—in products and in cash. In May, Thomas willhold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. "Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar's original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now."1. Which of the following is true of Christopher Thomas?A.He needs to go to the doctor every day.B.He studies the leading cause of diabetesC.He has a positive attitude to this disease.D.He encourages diabetics by writing articles.2. was created for _________.A. diabetics to communicateB. volunteers to find jobsC. children to amuse themselvesD. rock stars to share resources.3. According to the text, Kody ______.A. feel lonely because of his illnessB. benefits from C. helps create the online kid’s forumsD. writes children’s stories online4. What can we learn about Fight It?A. It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties.B. It organizes parties for volunteer once a year.C. It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics.D. It owns a well-known medical website.5. The last paragraph suggests that Thomas ______.A. works full-time in a diabetes charityB. employs 22 people for his websiteC. helps diabetics in his own wayD. ties to find a cure for diabetes【参考答案】1—5、CABACBAsk someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.The total amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a typical household’s waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of it for carrying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate packaging with quality. We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But is also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary.There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realise just how much unnecessary material are collecting. We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.6. What does the underlined phrase “over-consumption” refer to?A. Using too much packaging.B. Recycling too many wastes.C. Making more products than necessary.D. Having more material than is needed.7. The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show _______.A. the tendency of cutting household wasteB. the increase of packaging recyclingC. the rapid growth of super marketsD. the fact of packaging overuse8. According to the text, recycling ______.A. helps control the greenhouse effectB. means burning packaging for energyC. is the solution to gas shortageD. leads to a waste of land9. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?A. Unpackaged products are of bad quality.B. Supermarkets care more about packaging.C. It is improper to judge quality by packaging.D. Other products are better packaged than food.10. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Fighting wastefulness is difficult.B. Needless material is mostly recycled.C. People like collecting recyclable waste.D. The author is proud of their consumer culture.【参考答案】6—10、DDACA【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(四)】DLiving in the wild can be hard.Finding food and staying safe aren’t easy.Each day，animals struggle to survive in their habitats.Not all animals get by on their own.Some animals form a close partnership with other kinds of animals.These pairings are called symbiotic (共生的) relationships.In a symbiotic relationship，the animals depend on each other.One animal helps theother meet its needs.Sounds good，right? Not always.Some animals are not very kind to their partners.In some cases，one animal meets its needs but hurts its partner.Take ticks，for example.These insects suck blood to live.To get blood，they attach themselves to other kinds of animals.Ticks can pass germs that cause disease instead of helping their hosts.In other relationships，animals don’t treat their partners so poorly.Both animals benefit from living with the other animals.Small animals called cleaner shrimps have found a way of helping fish at coral reefs.As their name suggests，the shrimps clean the fish.They hang out at what scientists call a cleaning station.A fish stops by.Then a shrimp climbs onto the fish and even steps into the fish’s mouth.The shrimp uses its tiny claws to pick stuff off the fish’s body.That can include dead skin，tiny pieces of food，and wee creatures that can hurt the fish.The fish gets a nice cleaning.The shrimp enjoys a tasty meal of fish trash.Small birds called plovers are also in the cleaning business.They have big customers —crocodiles.Crocs have long snouts (鼻子) filled with sharp teeth.Cleaning them is tricky.When a croc opens its mouth，the plover hops right in.The croc does not snap its snout shut.Instead，it lets the plover eat small，harmful animals attached to the crocodile’s teeth.The plover gets an easy meal while the croc gets clean teeth. 41．The text is mainly about ________.A．the hard life in the wildB．some dangerous animalsC．animals living togetherD．animals in a symbiotic relationship42．According to the text，in a symbiotic relationship，______.A．animals depend on each otherB．birds depend on animals for foodC．both sides can get helpD．not all animals treat their partners well43．Why do the cleaner shrimps clean the fish?A．To get fish trash for food.B．To eat wee creatures.C．To help fish go out of coral reefs.D．To get food for fish.44．When plovers hop into crocodiles’ mouths，they ________.A．are really to clean crocodiles’ teethB．are to make crocodiles happyC．aren’t afraid of being eatenD．aren’t happy to clean the crocodiles’ teeth45．According to the text，it can be inferred that ______.A．living in the wild can be hardB．different animals have different living waysC．crocodiles mainly live on ploversD．ticks are useful to some animals41．D [主旨大意题。
高考英语阅读理解训练及参考答案
高考英语阅读理解训练及参考答案高考英语阅读理解训练1：Food serves as a form of communication in two fundamental ways.Sharing bread or other foods is a common human tradition that can promote unity and trust.Food can also have a specific meaning，and play a significant role in a family or cultures celebrations or traditions.The foods we eat —and when and how we eat them—are often unique to a particular culture or may even differ between rural (农村的) and urban areas within one country.Sharing bread，whether during a special occasion (时刻) or at the family dinner table，is a common symbol of togetherness.Many cultures also celebrate birthdays and marriages with cakes that are cut and shared among the guests.Early forms of cake were simply a kind of bread，so this tradition has its roots in the custom of sharing bread.Food also plays an important role in many New Year celebrations.In the southern United States，pieces of corn bread represent blocks of gold for prosperity (兴旺) in the New Year.In Greece，people share a special cake called vasilopita.A coin is put into the cake，which signifies (预示) success in the New Year for the person who receives it.Many cultures have ceremonies to celebrate the birth of a child，and food can play a significant role.In China，when a baby is one month old，families name and welcome their child in a celebration that includesgiving redcolored eggs to guests.In many cultures，round foods such as grapes，bread，and moon cakes are eaten at welcome celebrations to represent family unity.Nutrition is necessary for life，so it is not surprising that food is such an important part of different cultures around the world.*大意：*讲述了食物在不同文化中的作用。
高考英语阅读理解训练题及答案解析(4篇)
高考英语阅读理解训练题及答案解析（4篇）高考英语阅读理解训练题及答案解析 1To Richard Dorsay, a 36-year-old homeless Chicagoan. it was, at last, a place to call his own But to everyone else. it was the Lake Shore Drive road bridge, so when Chicago city authorities discovered Dorsay living inside the bridge's steel s1ructurc last month. they had no choice but to drive him away.He had been living in the bridge for three years. lie also furnished it with a television, a microwave and a PlayStation, and borrowed power from the municipal(市政的)electricity supply. But that wasn't the most extraordinary thing. The most extraordinary thing was that the Lake Shore Drive Bridge is a drawbridge.“The first time, it was scary," Dorsay told a reporter from the Chicago Sun-Times, recalling how a bell would ring and his home would tip into the air, allowing ships to pass along the Chicago River below. "After that, it was almost like riding a ferry's wheel." Brian Steele, a spokesman for the Chicago Department of Transportation, puts it more straightforwardly. "Essentially," he says, "it changed his living space from horizontal(水平的) to vertical. "Dorsay had a history of homelessness and emotional problem. but inthe bridge. he thought, he had finally found a kind of stability. "You've got to be kind of agile(敏捷的)," he admitted. "But it doesn't take genius to figure out what to do. " Dorsay is now without a home, though he is currently staying with his parents. Gary, his father, said,"I've always hoped that he would find a place and he would seek employment. He is strong enough and bright enough to do something."(B) 24. According to Richard Dorsay, why did he like living in the bridge?A. It was free.B. He felt more secure there.C. It was an extraordinary thing.D. He liked scary things.推理题。
高考英语阅读理解基础训练题(116)
2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练题（116）及答案【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(四)】CMarie Curie was a Polish physicist and chemist who lived between 1867—1934.Together with her husband，Pierre，she discovered two new elements (radium and polonium，two radioactive elements that they extracted chemically from pitchblended ore) and studied the xrays they emitted.She found that the harmful properties of xrays were able to kill tumors.By the end of World War Ⅰ，Marie Curie was probably the most famous woman in the world.She had made a conscious decision，however，not to patent methods of processing radium or its medical applications.Marie Curie was born on November 7,1867 in Poland and died on July 4,1934.Her codiscovery with her husband Pierre Curie of the radioactive elements radium and polonium r epresents one of the bestknown stories in modern science for which they were recognized in 1901 with the Nobel Prize in Physics.In 1911，Marie Curie was honored with a second Nobel Prize，this time in Chemistry，to honor her for successfully isolating pure radium and determining radium’s atomic weight.As a child，Marie Curie amazed people with her great memory.She learned to read when she was only four years old.Her father was a professor of science and the instruments that he kept in a glass case fascinated Marie.She dreamed of becoming a scientist，but that would not be easy.Her family became very poor，and at the age of 18，Marie became a governess.She helped pay for her sister to study in ter，her sister helped Marie with her education.In 1891，Marie attended the Sorbonne University in Paris where she met and married Pierre Curie，a wellknown physicist.Marie Curie contributed greatly to our understanding of radioactivity and the effects of xrays.She received two Nobel Prizes for her brilliant work，but died of leukaemia，caused by her repeated exposure to radioactive materials.36．What is the main idea of the passage?A．To give us a general introduction to Madame Curie.B．To show us how Madame Curie discovered radium.C．To tell us how Madame Curie developed as a scientist.D．To tell us how Madame Curie received two Nobel Prizes.37．Madame Curie was given the Nobel Prize in Chemistry because ________. A．she discovered radiumB．she separated pure radium and calculated its atomic weightC．she discovered poloniumD．she didn’t patent methods of processing radium38．Which of the following statements about Madame Curie is NOT true? A．Madame Curie made great contributions to medical science.B．Madame Curie was very smart and ambitious when she was a child. C．Madame Curie received two Nobel Prizes in Physics.D．Madame Curie’s husband helped her a lot in her research.39．We can infer from the third paragraph that ______.①Madame Curie got married when she was at college.②Madame Curie had a great ambition when she was young.③Madame Curie loved teaching more than anything else.④Madame Curie must have met a lot of difficulties to get high education.⑤Her father had a great influence on Madame Curie’s future career.⑥Madame Curie was very smart when she was a child.A．①②④⑤⑥ B．②④⑤⑥C．②③④⑤⑥ D．①②③④⑤40．Which is the right order about Madame Curie according to the passage? a．married Pierreb．attended universityc．discovered radiumd．determined radium’s atomic weighte．won the Nobel Prize in PhysicsA．b，c，a，d，e B．b，a，c，d，eC．b，a，c，e，d D．b，c，a，e，d36．A [主旨大意题。
高考英语阅读理解训练习题汇总三篇
高考英语阅读理解训练习题汇总三篇高考英语阅读理解训练习题 1The man from the west stopped and drew back his arm.“You're not Jimmy Wells," he said in a quick and angry way, "Twenty years is a long time, but not long enough to change a man' nose from a Roman to pug." "It sometimes changes a good man into a bad on e,” said the tall man, "you've been under arrest for ten minutes.Silky Bob.Chicago thinks you may have dropped over our way and phones us she wants to have a word with you.Going quietly, are you? That's sensible.Now before we go to the station here's a note I was asked to hand you.You may read it here at the window.It's from Patrolman Wells?" The man from the West opened the little piece of paper handed him.His hand was steady when he began to read, but it trembled a little by the time he�d finished.The note was rather short.Bob: I was at the right place on time.When you struck the match to light your cigar I saw it was the face wanted in Chicago.Somehow I couldn't do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man (便衣) to do the job.1.The man from the West must have broken the law _____.A.in ChicagoB.in New YorkC.in his hometownD.somewhere else2.The man from the West recognized the tall man not to be the one he had been waiting for because the tall man ____.A.had a different accent from hisB.had a different nose from his friend'sC.was his another old friendD.said "Chicago wants to talk with you.?"3.The two men may have walked _____.A.for ten minutesB.arm in armC.face to faceD.both A and B4.We can suppose Jim _____.A.was afraid of the man from the WestB.got another man to help him when necessaryC.had an appointment with Bob 20 years agoD.had something else to do and couldn't e himselfKeys:1-4 ABDC高考英语阅读理解训练习题 2Fear and its panion pain are two of the most useful things that man and animals possess if they are used.If fire didn't hurt when itburned,children would play with it until their hands were burned away.Similarly,if pain existed but fear didn't,a child could burn itself again and again because fear would not warn it to keep away from the fire that had burnt it before.A really fearless soldier―and some do exist―is not agood soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army.Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which man and animals might soon die out.In our first sentence we suggested that fear ought to be properly used.If,for example,you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car,you are letting fear rule you too much.The important thing is not to let fear rule you,but instead,to use fear as your servant and guide.Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take.In many cases,you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger.For example,you see a car ing straight towards you; fear warns you,you jump out of the way,and all is well.In some cases,however,you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger.For example,you cannot prevent an airplane crashing into your house,and you may not want to go and live in a desert where there are no airplanes.In this case,fear has given you its warning,you have examined it and decided on your course of action,so fear of the particular danger is no longer of any use to you,and you have to try to e it.60.Children would play with fire until their hands are burnt away if_________.A.they were not well educated at schoolB.they had never played with fire beforeC.they had no sense of painD.they were fearful of pain61.People sometimes succeed in timely avoiding danger because_________.A.they have gained experienceB.they are warned of the danger and take quick actionC.they jump out of the way in timeD.they are calm in face of danger62.What is implied but not stated in the passage?A.Too much fear is harmfulB.Fear is always something helpfulC .Fear is something that can be avoidedD.Fear ought to be used as our guide in our life63.The best title for this passage should be __________.A.No Pains,No GainsB.Pain and ActionsC.The Value of Fear D .The Reason Why People Fear参__：60―63 CBAC高考英语阅读理解训练习题 3Members of the working class have blue-collar jobs.They are construction workers,truck drivers,mechanics,steel workers,electricians,and the like.What makes this class differ from the lower class is,first,longer periods of employment__and therefore,more fixedes?and,second,employment in skilled or semiskilled (半熟练的) occupations,not unskilled ones.Although unemployment hits all levels of the American economy,including those of skilled and semi-skilledworkers,it is most mon at the bottom of the class structure and increasingly less mon at each level upward.They consider themselves to be respectable and hard working and they look down upon members of the "lower" class,whom they often consider to be lazy,dishonest,and too ready to exploit public assistance.Most people in the working class have at least high school education.Many have some experience of college ,though few are college graduates.Unionization has helped the working class,but a rapidly changing economy and frequent periods of high unemployment make it difficult for most of its members to be able to increase their savings greatly.Purchasing a house for people in this class is extremelydifficult,although a certain percentage may receive houses from their parents.(Home-owning rises with social class.)A greater number of the members of the working class take relatively little satisfaction in their jobs,because much of their work is ordinary and boring.As a result,many seek their main satisfaction in recreational ( 娱乐的) activities.Many members of this class would like to earn enough money to leave their jobs and start their own businesses,though few make it.Many place their expectations on their children,hoping that they at least will rise in the ladder of success,American style.1.Which of the following is true about the working class.?A.They are often employed as skilled and semi-skilled workers.B.They are often offered jobs with high es.C.They are often considered lazy and dishonest.D.They are often exploited by the public.2.The underlined word “hit” (paragraph 1 ) r oughly means .A.strike with a blowB.have bad effects onC.break up3.Most people in the working class .A.have difficulty increasing their savings greatlyB.have at least some experience of collegeC.receive houses from their parentsD.buy houses by themselves4.Many members from the working class are not satisfied with their jobs because .A.they could not rise in the ladder of successB.they are not interested in their jobsC.they could not earn much moneyD.they are not their own bosses答案1.A2.B3.A4.B。
高考英语阅读专项练习附参考答案
高考英语阅读专项练习附参考答案高考英语阅读专项练习1：Sometimes youll hear people say that you cant love others until you love yourself.Sometimes youll hear people say that you cant expect someone else to love you until you love yourself.Either way, youve got to love yourself first and this can be tricky.Sure we all know that were the apple of our parents eyes, and that our Grandmas think were great talents and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics.but sometimes its a lot harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves.If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge.it is time you build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself.Self-image is your own minds picture of yourself.This image includes the way you look, the way you act, the way you talk and the way you think.Interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about US.Unfortunately, most of these images are more negative than they should be.Thus changing the way you think about yourself is the key to changing your self-image and your whole world.The best way to defeat a passive self-image is to step back and decide to stress your successes.That is, make a list if you need to, but write down all of the great things you do every day.Dont allow doubts to occur in it.It very well might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you cant move past one flaw or weakness that you see about yourself.Well, roll up your sleeves and make a change of it as your primary task.If you think youre silly because you arent good at math, find a tutor.If you think youre weak because you cant run a mile, get to the track and practice.If you think youre dull because you dont wear the latest trends, buy a few new clothes.But remember, just because you think it doesnt mean its true.The best way to get rid of a negative serf-image is to realize that your image is far from objective, and to actively convince yourself of your positive qualities.Changing the way you think and working on those you need to improve will go a long way towards promoting a positive self-image.When you can pat(拍) yourself on the back, youll know youre well on your way.Good luck!41.You need to build a positive self-image when you _________.A.dare to challenge yourselfB.feel it hard to change yourselfC.are unconfident about yourselfD.have a high opinion of yourself42.According to the passage, our serf-images _________.A.have positive effectsB.are probably untrueC.are often changeableD.have different functions43.How should you change your serf-image according to the passage?A.To keep a different image of others.B.To make your life successful.C.To understand your own world.D.To change the way you think.44.What is the passage mainly about?A.How to prepare for your success.B.How to face challenges in your life.C.How to build a positive self-image.D.How to develop your good qualities.45.Who are the intended readers of the passage?A.Parents.B.Adolescents.cators.D.People in general.阅读专项练习参考答案：41—45CBDCB高考英语阅读专项练习2：What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills. If you havehad a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job.Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.46. We can infer from the first paragraph that ________.learning better at school shows power in your jobthe better you are at school subjects, the more helpful they are in your career.learning each subject well is an ability in many jobs.we should think about how to find our career47. From the passage we learn that if a students school performance is not good, he will _____.A. have no hope in his future workB. be hopeful to find a suitable jobC. regret not having worked harder at schoolD. have an opportunity of a new beginning in his future work48. All the subjects may have direct value for job hunting except _________.A. mathematicsB. EnglishC. historyD. technical drawing49. The underlined phrase “be all thumbs” (in Paragraph 3) probably means “_________”.A. heavy- handedB. the bestC. importantD. skilled50. The passage mainly discusses ___________.A. The relationship between school performance and careerB. how to get a jobC. How to show strengths in your workD. working experience and knowledge at school阅读专项练习参考答案：46- 50 BDCAA。
高中英语阅读理解基础练习题 百度文库
一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Every year migratory(迁徙的) bats travel from Mexico to Bracken Cave, where they spend the summer consuming insects that would otherwise hungrily eat common food crops. But the bats have been showing up far earlier than they did two decades ago.In a study, scientists at Rothamsted Research, an agricultural laboratory in England, used radar data from 160 U.S. weather stations to analyze activity in the Texas bat colony from 1995 through 2017. They discovered the creatures were leaving their winter quarters in Mexico earlier and reproducing sooner. They were also astonished to find increasing numbers of bats overwintering(过冬) at Bracken Cave instead of heading back to their cold weather quarters in Mexico. Overwintering is a sign that warmer temperatures change the bats' annual rhythms, Rothamsted biologist Phillip Stepanian says.A separate study of migratory bats in Indiana, published last year, found that temperature variations affected arrival and departure times—likewise hinting at the potential influence of climate change. Joy O'Keefe, a biology professor at Indiana State University and co-author of that study, says early arrival at their summer habitats(栖息地) could expose these bats to cold snaps(寒流), and they could freeze to death.Joy O'Keefe and her colleagues also found that changing bat migration times can also clash with rainfall patterns. Many insects that bats eat breed in seasonal lakes and puddles. If the bats arrive too early to benefit from summer rainfall and the resulting abundance of insects they may struggle to feed their pups(幼崽) or skip reproduction altogether, O'Keefe says. She fears this shift could cause Midwestern bats to decrease toward extinction, which would be bad news for humans. "Declines in bat populations could have severe effects for crop success," she says, adding that bats also "control significant disease vectors, such as mosquitoes."However, scientists are not certain that climate change alone is causing the Bracken Cave bat colony to migrate earlier. They have found a direct link between seasonal temperatures and bird migration, but bats are also influenced by factors such as changes in wind speed and direction. And there are other complications. “Bats are mysterious little animals th at move mostly at night and are difficult to observe and track," Stepanian says. "We have this conceptual picture of what might be happening, but really tying it to the cause is the next step."（1）Scientists at Rothamsted Research found that _________.A. bats prefer colder weatherB. bats delay their reproductionC. warming affects bat migrationD. radar can be used to observe bats（2）Joy O'Keefe discovered that _________.A. bats are used to living in rainfall seasonsB. bats' earlier migration might harm farmingC. insects' reproduction helps to spread diseaseD. insects shortage makes bats reproduce earlier（3）What does the last paragraph want to tell us?A. Wind speed and direction affect bats.B. It is difficult to observe and track bats.C. Climate change makes bats migrate earlier.D. Further research on the cause is necessary.（4）What is the best title for the passage?A. Bats' habitatsB. Endangered batsC. Bats' scheduleD. Bats, our good friends【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】【点评】本文是一篇说明文，作者先提出蝙蝠迁徙提前的这种现象，然后分析了这种现象可能导致的后果，最后分析了可能导致蝙蝠迁徙提前的原因。
高考英语阅读理解基础练习题含解析
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高考英语阅读理解训练题及参考答案
高考英语阅读理解训练题及参考答案自从就读了高中之后，对于英语阅读理解的训练量就开始大大提升，这样做不但可以拓展我们的词汇量，也有利于我们对于英语句子的理解。
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高考英语阅读理解训练题1【future】Scientists around the world have been studying the warming of waters in the Pacific Ocean known as El Nino. The appearance of El Nino is known to affect the weather around the world. Scientists still do not completely understand it. Yet they now find they can use it to tell about the future in different areas of the world.One example is the work of two scientists at Columbia University in New York, Mark Cane and Gordon Eshel. A scientist of Zimbabwe, Roger Buckland worked with them. They have found that when El Nino appears, Zimbabwe has little or no rain. This means corn crops in Zimbabwe are poor. The last El Nino was in 1991 to 1993.That was when southeastern Africa suffered a serious lack of rain.The scientists wrote about their recent work in the publication Nature. Their computer program can tell when an El Nino will develop up to a year before it does. They suggest that this could provide an effective early warning system for southern Africa, and could prevent many people from starving.1.El Nino is known as ______ .A.the changing of the weather in southern AfricaB.the warming of waters in the Pacific OceanC.the weather which brings drought(旱灾)to AfricaD.the weather phenomenon(现象)that brings heavy rains to Africa 2.Scientists study El Nino in order that ______ .A.they can provide a kind of early warning to the place that will suffer from droughtB.they can tell why Zimbabwe has little or no rainC.they can do some research work in this field.D.they can put all this information into their computers.3.Which of the following is true according to the article?A.Scientists come to understand how El Nino appears.B.Three scientists from the U.S.A. work on this subject.C.Southern Africa suffered a serious drought and many people died from hunger.D.El Nino has something to do with Zimbabwe's crops.4.Which of the following is not true according to the article?A.The computer is used in this research work.B.Scientists know when an El Nino appears by means of computer program.C.The scientists published their results of the research work.D.Nature is the name of the article written recently by the scientists. 5.Choose the best title for this article.A.Appearance of El Nino Predictable(可预报的)B.Drought in ZimbabweC.Early warning systemD.Weather in Africa 答案：BADDA。
高考英语阅读理解训练附参考答案
高考英语阅读理解训练附参考答案高考英语阅读理解训练1：Life in the ClearTransparent animals let light pass through their bodies the same way light passes through a window.These animals typically live between the surface of the ocean and a depth of about 3,300 feet—as far as most light can reach.Most of them are extremely delicate and can be damaged by a simple touch.Sonke Johnsen, a scientist in biology, says, “These animals live through their life alone.They never touch anything unless theyre eating it, or unless something is eating them.”And they are as clear as glass.How does an animal become seethrough? Its trickier than you might think.The objects around you are visible because they interact with light.Light typically travels in a straight line.But some materials slow and scatter(散射)light, bouncing it away from its original path.Others absorb light, stopping it dead in its tracks.Both scattering and absorption make an object look different from other objects around it, so you can see it easily.But a transparent object doesnt absorb or scatter light, at least not very much. Light can pass through it without bending or stopping.Thatmeans a transparent object doesnt look very different from the surrounding air or water.You dont see it—you see the things behind it.To become transparent, an animal needs to keep its body from absorbing or scattering light.Living materials can stop light because they contain pigments(色素) that absorb specific colors of light.But a transparent animal doesnt have pigments, so its tissues wont absorb light.According to Johnsen, avoiding absorption is actually easy.The real challenge is preventing light from scattering.Animals are built of many different materials—skin, fat, and more —and light moves through each at a different speed.Every time light moves into a material with a new speed, it bends and scatters.Transparent animals use different tricks to fight scattering.Some animals are simply very small or extremely flat.Without much tissue to scatter light, it is easier to be seethrough.Others build a large, clear mass of nonliving jellylike(果冻状的)material and spread themselves over it.Larger transparent animals have the biggest challenge, because they have to make all the different tissues in their bodies slow down light exactly as much as water does.They need to look uniform.But how theyre doing it is still unknown.One thing is clear：for these larger animals, staying transparent is an active process.When they die, they turn a nontransparent milky white.*大意：你见过透明生物吗?*介绍了透明的海洋生物。
高中英语阅读理解基础练习题百度文库
一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解A great number of species make their home in the vast waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Although the entire ocean makes up an ecosystem, many smaller habitats are found within, including an open-water habitat off the coast of the Northern Atlantic Ocean known as the Sargasso Sea. Sargassum is an alga(海藻) that floats in masses that can continue for miles. The waters of the Gulf Stream push the water in a northward move into this area. This constant move and varying temperature support the accumulation of the brown-colored seaweed.The Sargasso Sea is so enormous that one method of information collection has not been enough for scientists to obtain an accurate picture of what takes place within this ecosystem. Researchers have needed to employ several methods of sampling. Methods such as dragging nets over the surface of the water and videotaping beneath areas of sargassum have served scientists well. Information collected has shown that the Gulf Stream pushes brown algae from open water into the Sargasso Sea area, creating a diverse floating habitat in an area that would otherwise not support that wildlife.In the most recent study of the sargassum community off the shores of North Carolina, eighty-one fish species were documented as using the area as a microhabitat. This is an increase from previous studies. The types of fish found here are both commercially and environmentally important. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is working to regulate the harvesting of sargassum. The Council hopes to have the area classified as an Essential Fish Habitat. Which would afford it certain protections.Further research needs to be done before scientists understand how to best protect the Sargasso Sea as well as understand how it goes about supporting so many important types of wildlife.（1）The author uses "enormous" in paragraph 2 to stress that .A. the Atlantic Ocean is really amazing in terms of its size and areaB. what the researchers do is highly respected by scientific communityC. the research work is complex because a large area must be coveredD. a large amount of money for the Sargasso Sea research is needed（2）It can be inferred from the phrase "needed to be done" in paragraph 4 that the author thinks .A.the Sargasso ecosystem is worth our attention and needs more studyB.the scientific community has ignored this complex ecosystemC.the Sargasso Sea is becoming a problem and needs removingD.new methods for researching the ecosystem must be found instantly（3）The text is mainly about .A.diversity of wildlife in the Atlantic OceanB.different habitats of sea animalsC.methods of information collectionD.the Sargasso Sea as an entire ecosystem【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了马尾藻海这个完整的生态系统，非常巨大以至于一种信息收集方法不足以让科学家准确了解这个生态系统中发生的情况，这里发现的鱼类种类在商业和环境上都很重要。